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Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, has been struck by several drones during the country's longest air raid alert since Russia launched its invasion.

The shadow of the Kremlin looms darker over Georgia at the end of this week, just as it does over Ukraine.

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former "thug" and "pit bull", has been accused of lying about a phone call he says he made to the former US president about payments to ex porn star Stormy Daniels.

Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career.

At least four people have been killed after severe thunderstorms hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month.

Three players for an Australian football club have been arrested for allegedly manipulating the number of yellow cards they received in several A-League matches last year.

A man charged with attempted murder following the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been named as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula.

Starving children and adults in Gaza are dying after being reduced to the "size of a skeleton", according to the World Food Programme boss.

South Africa has told a UN court the situation in Gaza is at a "new and horrific stage" - as it tries to convince it to order a ceasefire and stop Israel's operation in Rafah.

A former US army sergeant who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 has been issued a full pardon.